The Cincinnati Museum Center will unveil a movie about the little-told story of the Siege of Cincinnati this weekend.

"This is one of those stories that's really only told through word of mouth, so when I talked to folks on the streets and say 'Have you heard of this?' they'd have no idea this even happened," said the film’s producer, Paige Malott.

In 1862, 8,000 Confederate troops marched north with orders to capture Covington and Cincinnati. Union forces rushed to block the advance and the city's citizens were drafted to help build fortifications and defenses.

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More than 15,000 armed Ohioans responded to a call to arms from Ohio's governor, forming a unit known as the "Squirrel Hunters."

After some minor skirmishes in northern Kentucky, the Confederate forces declined to assault the defenses and retreated to Lexington.

“One of the reasons I made the 'Siege of Cincinnati' is because I wanted to make a short Civil War lesson that's easy to understand.” Malott said.

The Siege of Cincinnati documentary includes highlights from local historians, reenactments, and images of Civil War Era Cincinnati.

The movie premieres this weekend at Cincinnati Museum Center. For tickets and information, click here.